Hephzibah (Orton) Beach (1757 - 1858)

Born 19 Feb 1757 in Tyringham, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Freeman Mosher — married 10 Jan 1782 in Tryingham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 1858 at about age 100 in New York, United States

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Biography

Hephzibah was born in 1757. the daughter of Thomas Orton and Hepzibah Buell. She passed away in 1858. ^[1]

Research Notes

Children:

1. John, b abt 1782
2. Roger, b abt 1786
3. Freeman, b abt 1789
4. Christine (twin), b 13 Feb 1793
5. Phebe (twin), b 13 Feb 1793, d 17 Sep 1850, m 1822 Daniel Morse
6. Hepzibah, b abt 1795

Sources

1. ↑ Chamberlain, Mildred. Descendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson (Warwick, RI, 1980), page 90

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2K-FMJ : 14 January 2020), Hephzibah Orton, 1757.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHHL-YF9 : 29 December 2022), Hepzibah Orton in entry for Freeman Moshar, 1782.
• Vital Records of Lee, Massachusetts, 1777-1801 (The Valley Gleaner, Lee, Mass., 1899), page 98